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Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1887-08-10
Dog That Loved Good Society.

There is a legend of a dog who lived in
the country and who always left his mas
ter's house when any OF his masters neigh
bors had distinguished guests 10 stay with
them. He invited himself to join them,
acting on Thackeray's principle that if you
wish to be asked to q party there Is nothing
like asking to he asked. The instance OF
this dog may be considered adverse to our
theory that beasts are incapable of con-
scious happiness. That the dog, it may te
plausibly urged, would have been wrecked
in his mind had he dined at home, where
there was only the family. when he knew
we'll that q party had been asked to the
neighboring castle to meet a distinguished
person. But this hound must be con-
sidered an exception, like the celebrated
dancing-do Theophile Gauti.r This dog
once saw a performing beast Of his own
species at a fair. The tricks and the
laurels of the performing-dog did not per-
init him to sleep. NJ. Gautier missed hin
often, and one day found him practicine
his steps by himself iu Or empty room
When he thought himself perfect he had
an at home" and exhibited before the dogs
of the Observation-Disclosures Dails
Ners,
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1887-08-10
Sale Of n Famous VINEYARD.

One Of the best known of the French
vineyards-the famous Clos Vougeot is soon
to be sold at auction. 1t is only q plot Of a
little over a hundred acres, but the product
which it yields heads the LIST of the great
Burgundy vintages-which is equivalent,
IN the opinion Of many, to saying it is the
first wine in the world. As the French owe
their choicest | quor to the Carthusians, SO
they owe their finest Burgundy to the Cis-
tercians; for it was they who, IN the twelfth
century, first planted the grape which pro-
duces it, and from which it has taken its
name. 1t soon acquired a European repu-
tation. A hogshead Of the generous cru
was a gift for a king. Jean de Bussieres,
one Of the priors of the order, received a
red hat from Gregory XII. in ex-
change for thirty casks Of wine-a 1.-THE Of
one years product. The yield rose to 700
casks in1S35, but it does not average more
than about half that quantity .-New York
Tribune,
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1887-08-10
Railroad Stock In Guatemala.

A good illustration of the lack of capital
among the people is shown in the method
of raising the capital stock of this railroad.
The par value of a share was $40, payable
in quarterly installments of 81 each, the
whole payment thus extending over ten
years, nm arrangement Intended TO make
the undertaking popular and engage the
interest of even the poorer Indios. The man
who subscribed for twenty shares was
looked upon as a wealthy and most public
sp rited citizen. Now it was not possible
10 open subscription Offices all over the re-
public, SO sub criptions we're made payable
in adhesive stamps, which could be pur-
chased as postage stamps were, and when
ever forty of these special stamps were at
tached to the accion it was a fully paid
share n entitled to dividends (f earned
by the railroads), or could be turned over
to pay for public lands at its par value
Scribuer MGOusine.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1887-08-10
Books OF stature small,
with pellucid horn secured all


Hyde Park, with the adjoining Ken.
sington Gardens. is . very large en-
closure with drives, grassy lawns, and
fine trees, and with q pretty river run.
ming through it. Near Hyde Park Cor
ner, where We enter, are some mag
nificent residences, among which Is
Apsley House, belonging to the Duke
Of Wellington. One of the roads in
Hyde Park is called Rotten Row, and
is devoted entirely to horseback riding.
There is nothing decayed about this
Row, and it is said that the place used
to be called Route du Roi, the Road Of
the King, and it has gradually been
corrupted into Rotten Row.
There are many proper names which
the English people pronounce very
differently from the way in which they
are spelled; st. John, for instance, Il
pronounced Singe-on. Beauchamp is
Beecham; and when they wish to mon
ton the name Cholmondeley, they nay
Chumley, while Sevenoaks has become
Shocks.
From twelve to two o'clock We may
see Rotten Row filled with lady and
gentlemen riders, trotting or galloping
up and down. But the finest sight Of
Hyde Park begins about Ave O'clock
in the afternoon, when the carriages Ioi
the nobility and gentry I'LL the long
drive on the south side OF tho Park,
There 10 no place in the world where
We can see 30 many fine horses and
carriages, so much fashion. 30 much
wealth, and 90 much a~ristocracy, in I
comparatively small space, rs in Hyde
Park, between five and seven o'clock il
the afternoon, during what ID called
the London season.n-F Frank X
Stockton, IN St Nicholas.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1887-08-10

It 10 no longer . question Of doubt-althoush
the contrary was once believed-that medicines
which produce violent effects arc unsuited to
other than desperate emergencies. In other
words, that super-potentr remedies Are oalculat-
I'd to weaken and injure the system rather than
reform its irregularities. Among medicines Of
facilitating effect are cathartics and chola-
goeues which copiously and abruptly evacuats
tho bowels. Because it does not do this. Hos
tetter's Stomach Bitters is preferable to the
drenching class Of purgatives. Painless in its
chronic constipation. 1t relieves BY invigorat-
ing the i~ntestines, and enables. not forces,
them to perform the duty imposed upon them
normal quantities by its healthfully stimulat.
ing effect upon the liver, it 10 eminently con-
ducivs to digestion. and contributes in NO small
degree to keep tho bowels regular,
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1887-08-10
Blowing Up He'll Gate

Has been a laborious and costly work, but the
end justlfies the effort Obstruction in any
important channel means disaster. Obstruc-
tlOns in the organs of the human body bring
inevitable disease. They must be cleared
away, or physical wreck will follow. Keep the
liver in order, and the pure blood courses
through the body, conveying health, strength,
and life; let it become dlsordered and the
channels are clogged with impurities, which
result IN disease and death. No other medi-
cine equals DIR. Pierce's Golden Medical Dis
covery' for acting upon the liver and purify
ing the blood.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1887-08-10
LOWell's Classical Joke.

To Charles Sumner in Europe Longfel-
low wrote from his Cambridge home in
January of 1859: Lowell has lately writ
ten in the Atlantic a couple of very clever
articles on Shakespeare. Here is a recon-
dite joke from one of the pages: 80 every
commentator who has wantonly tempered
with the text, or obscured it with his iuky
cloud Of parapbraze, we feel inclined to
apply the quadrisyllabic name of the broth
er of Agis, king of Sparta FELTON, was
the first to find out the joke, and to remem-
Der or discover that his name was Eudami-
das,"-The Ar0Ondut.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1887-08-10
''The Proper Study Of Mankind Is
Man."

Says tho illnstrious Pope. II he had included
woman in the list, he would have been nearer
tie truth, if not so p~oetical. DIR. r. v. Pierce
has made them both q life study, especially
woman, and the peculiar arrangements to
which her delicate system is Liable. Many
women in the land who are acquainted with
scriptlon," bless him with all their hearts, for
he has brought them the panacea for all those
chronic ailments peculiar TO their sex; such as
pro!spsus and other displacements, liberation,
internal fever" b~loating, tendency to internal
cancer. and other ailments. Price reduced to
one dollar. BY druggists.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1887-08-10
HOru.ROOka

One of the ~rarest, and certainly one
of the most interesting books in the
library of the British Museum, is what
our ancestors called q "horn-book." It
was, in fact, their primer, the ordinary
means by which they began their edu-
cation; and down to the reign of George
ii. must have been very common, for
we see by an entry in the account-book
of the Archer family that n was sold
in 1929 for twopence. At present there
is no book more difficult to obtain. The
one in the British Museum was found q
quarter of a century ago in q deep
closet built in the thick walls of an
old farmhouse in D~erbyshire. Il is
said a laborer engaged in pulling down
the walls of the ancient house reoog-
nized it as that from which his father
had been taught to read. Upon The
back is o picture of Charles I. on heese-
back, giving some approximation 70 Its
date. 1t is o single leaf, containing
upon the front side the alphabet, large
and small, in old English and Roman
letters, ten short columns of mono
syllables founded ON the vowels, and
the Lords Prayer; all set in q frame of
oak, now black with age, and protected
by q slice of transparent horn, hence
the name horn-book.
There is q handle by which to hold
it, and in the handle q hole for q string,
so it could hang from the girdle. A
picture of 1870 represents a child run
ming in leading strings with q horn
book tied to her side. A cheaper kind
of horn-book had the leaf of printed
paper pasted on the horn, and perhaps
the greater number were made in this
way. II SO, it is not singular that they
should be scarce, for they would be
very easily destroyed. Shenstone writes
in 1742 of
Books Of stature small,
While with pellucid horn secured all
To save from fingers wet the letters fa31."
The alphabet upon the horn-books
was always headed by a CROSS, and 80
frequently called Christ Cross Row, or
in common speech, the Criss Cross Row,
this being the title under which q very
worn specimen is c~atalogued at Oxford.
Christian at Work.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1887-08-10

Then we went to Jenny Lind's concert,
for which a gentleman gave us tickets,
and at the end of the first act we agreed 10
come away. 1t struck me as atrociously
stupid. l was thinking Of something else
the whole time she was %jugulating away,
and O! / was SO glad to get to the end and
have a cigar, and I wanted to go away with
Mr.. Williams, for I feel entirely out of
place in this town.-Scribner's Magazine.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1887-08-10

"A girl of eleven years Of age was hit by
the handle of the winch lin rapid motion
at the time) attached to q draw WE'LL" The
following account relates the history of
this interesting injury: "On ascertaining
the extent Of the mischief; the greater por-
ton OF the frontal bone and brain immedi-
ately in contact with it had been dashed
from the head), We deemed it utterly i'm
possible to save the life of nj patient,
and, therefore, our treatment consisted in
relieving her sufferings through the few
remaining hours Of her existence, etc.
After lingering lO4 hours, during which
time she was, for the most part, perfectly
sensible, and retaining to the last all the
natural functions Of the body, she died.
DR.. Foote's Health Monthly.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1887-08-10
Cheapness OF Clocks.

Clocks are not only useful but very
ornamental, and SO very cheap, too. A
very pretty antique pressed brass man
tel clock american make, with Q deep
toned cathedral gong of q far-away
sound, can be had for $40. A good
time-keeper, nickel plated, costs but 80
cents. The prices have this wide range,
and selections can be made from varied
thousands Of Office clocks, alarms,
cuckoos, halls, and striking or silent
recorders Of the flight OF precious
hours. Clocks that tell the state OF the
weather. and are also calendars; clocks
that tinkle the half hours and chime
the full clocks that work like watches
or swing the faithful pendulum, and,
in fact, clocks Of all kinds, matching
all dispositions, are abundant and
cheap, and there seems to be no excuse
for even the occupant Of an east-side
fat for not having N These Yankee
clocks are appreciated abroad and be.
low, for the expectations to Europe,
Mexico. and South Americs numbsf /
loo dsy.-Nsss Fork TWsG
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1887-08-10
His Opinion OF Rooms.

"Ya-es," said q man with q beard
which closely resembled . rusty woven
wire mattress that has been rolled to-
gether as q scroll and then struck by
lightning, "ya-es, these ere booms may
be all right, then ag'in they maynt."
He sighed and led us over into . cor
ner away from the crowd and continued:
"Peerhaps they be, then perhaps
the bent. l was up here ter q Dakota
town thet's havin' boom yesterday an
they haint all they're bowed up ter be.
No sir. not by q big sight.
"W'y, I went inter tibet air town an I
was standin' thar chawin' boughten ter
hacker when all at once ] hears q dog
fight Ground the corner an maturity I
legs it GROUND bout Is fast as I could
hump comfortably SOS ter git erhead O.
the crowd, but I might jes' as we'll O.
saved my muscle cos thar didn't no
crowd come. No, siri It was as pertty
a fight as ye ever seed but I was the
only witness.
"My friend, this hain't no time for
levity-I stood thar an them dogs fit
an rolled an jest howled an I was the
only represen'tive of a degenerate and
boom-struck race ter watch and encour-
age 'em!
II stood thar by them dogs, my
friend, an l wept-yes, sir, I'm not
ershamed ter say I wept. An while I
wept an them dogs hunted for each
others juggler vein the u~nfeelin' pop
ulace rushed past an plated new ad-
ditions, an sold corner lots, an run
Lcea-ro;1rooJ. ont ;p<a~ tba booL oorr-
ties an got eastern spectators inter
poker games.
while I stood thar an done what I
considered was my duty ter encourage
sport, they, unfeelin' critters, org'nized
q board Nv trade!
when I wept they snorted; when l
pulled the biggest dog off by the tail
they opened their mouths back to their
ears and doomed.
"They shouted themselves hoarse
over q bonus fer o new grocery store
while I said be still, sad heart an
lifted the smallest dogs hind legs out
NV q barb-wire fence.
"Where two short months ago every
citizen in town would a. come an
watched the fight an fined with me in
shown them dogs agin each other, now
the meanest NV them would not listen
to my entreaties to stop an pretic'pate,
but drew themselves up haughterly and
said: Cease, you old b~lear-eyed Jail
bird-let the dogs fight from July to
eternity, thar is no noble thing but
sellin' real estate! And they folded
their hands under their coat tails an
| mt THAR noaaa mn in tho dir an, wolE oil
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1887-08-10
Prison Reform.

A convict says he was sent to prison for
being dishonest, and yet be is compelled
every day to cut out pieces Of pasteboard,
which are put between the soles of the
cheap shoes made there and passed off on
the innocent public as leather. -Palatka
Neus.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1887-08-10
Facts About Rats.

The rat is finely equipped for the
peculiar life he is ordained to lead. He
has strong weapons in the shape of four
long and very sharp teeth; these teeth
have o fine edge, the upper working
into the lower, so that they meet in the
act of gnawing; while the soft part is
being worn away the hard part keeps
its chisellike edge all the time, and at
the same time the teeth are constantly
growing up from the bottom, so that
as they wear away q fresh supply is
ready. Should one Of these teeth be
removed, the opposite tooth will con-
tinue to grow, and there being nothing
to wear it away. it will project from
the mouth and be turned upon itself,
and if it be an under tooth it will grow
so long as to penetrate the skull.
There are curious facts connected
with the habits of the rat which war
rant q close observation of them on the
part of those who may have the oppor-
tunity. A lady at one time missed
several eggs from her store closet, and
naturally concluded that they had been
stolen by the servant She questioned
the girl, who denied any knowledge OF
the eggs, which continued to disappear
in the same mysterious manner. when
one day the thief was Unexpectedly dis
covered. The lady observed one morn
ing, on entering her storeroom, q
singular sight. A little rat wa upon
his back upon the floor and hugging an
egg, while . larger rat was hauling him
round by the tail. In this way, I'M
doubtedly, oil the missing eggs had
been carried away.
Rats have two motions Of the jaw in
biting. The first is soft and delicate,
and the teeth just scratch the object
they have hold OF. Then follows q
quick, powerful action Of the jaw, and
the slender teeth sink up to tho gums
and stay there. This bite is dangerous.
If the teeth have gone deeply into
ones hand it is well to suck the wound.
This seems to keep the swelling down,
but always q good deal Of pain follows,
There is no harm in the bite Of o we'll
fed rat. A frightened rat will fight il
cornered, and viciously, too. The way
to grab rats so that they cannot bite il
to seize them with q strong grip just
back OF the neck. They will howl like
stuck pigs, but cannot get away, ani
are entirely under control.
Rats have q fine scent for finding oui
where there is anything nice TO eat. and
it has often been Q subject Of wonder
how they manage to get on board Ship
laden with sugar and other a~ttractiv,
cargoes, but the mystery has beef
solved, for they have been seen TO com,
of shore to the ship by means Of tn,
rope which moored her to the wharf
BY the same means they will leave th,
ship when she gets into port, particu
larry If they find their quarters fllinl
with water.
A g~entleman's house was once in
tested with rats, and he got completed,
rid Of them by catching one Of then
alive, and covering it with coal tar ant
allowing il TO return to it, hole. A
another time : trap was Get at night il
. house whore rats were numerous, AMI
IN tho morning the trap was founs
sprung. with i long tail inside. Il
owner had vanished, and perhaps
| aftsr relating his marrow sscapa. m
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1887-08-10
No Chance for Loss.

Enterprising Speculator-"How is that
gas we'll of mine getting along?"
Superintendent-"No gas there, struck
q little petroleum"
"Eh! In paying quantities?"
"Oh, no; only asmall stream so fa-."
"Well, keep oring. II it don't make
an oil or gas we'll it will do for a medicinal
spring." Omaha World.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1887-08-10
Valuable %Cablegrams.

Foreign dispatches tell of the fierce fight
between the Mahdists and "A tribe friendly 10
Egypt, hut the correspondent is as indif-
ferent as Ia2oas to which whipped. Pitts
burgh Commercial Gazette.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1887-08-10
The Man Who Laughs.

II remember" said an old physician
of Baltimore, lately, shat l travelled
in 1888 in q stage coach across the
Allegheny mountains from Cumber-
land to the Ohio River. In the coach
we're two friends, young men and law
yers, who were going to settle in West
ern Pennsylvania.
"We became we'll acquainted in the
long, leisurely journey. Both Of my
fellow-travelers were men of ability
and culture; both had good breeding
and kindly dispositions. But their
temperaments were widely different.
&C. never joked and rarely smiled.
If . laughable story was told, he
listened silently, thought it over an
hour and then began to argue against
it's probability. If the morning was
cloudy, he was sure of q storm before
night; if the harness broke he was posi-
tive we would be detained all day: if
the coachman drove fast he knew he
was drunk, and that our necks would
he broken.
IN, on the contrary. was q merry,
light-hearted fellow, full of anecdotes
and quick repartee. The weather was
always delightful for him, the meals
delicious, his companions the finest
company in the world. He saw every
point in the landscape, every fine out
line in the trees or tint in the field.
He was like a bee gathering a drop OF
honey here, another there. His COM
rade never knew there was honey to
gather. When they left Us I said. there
goes one man to success; the other to
defeat
II visited lately in the city in which
they settled, and asked their history,
being anxious to know whether my
prophecy had been correct. M. is still
living, q leading jurist, q man of great
and benignant influence. G. was dead.
Worried himself into his grave said
an old man who remembered him."
The rule is unfailing-given two mer
of equal talents, health and fortune
the n who laugh will live longer thar
| the other, and accomplish more worl
in the world Youths Companion.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1887-08-10
No TrOuhIe to Swallow

DR.. Pierce's @Pellets" (the original @little liver
pills'N, and no pain or gripping. Cure sick or
bilious headache, sour stomach, and cleanse
the system and bowels. 25 cts. a vial.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1887-08-10
WITTY Answer.

Il wonder what makes these buttons
burst of so?' exclaimed a lady p%etulantly.
Her husband looked at her tight dress.
Force of habit l should Think" he said
soft y.-HartfOrd Courant.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1887-08-10
Except The Drug Stores

PREVENT crooked boots and blistered heels
BY wearing Lyons Patent Heel StiffenerA
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1887-08-10
Indentifying the Stranger.

Coroner-"Were there any papers on the
deceased hat would disclose his indentity?"
Witness-"We searched the body and
found nothing but q c0rkscrew and a few
grains o green coffee
Nothing hut a corkscrew and coffee?"
THAT was all, sir"
i will telegraph n description Of the de-
censefi % he mayor of Atlanta and adjourn
the ,oait until l get I'm answer.'--NasA-
uiUe American.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1887-08-10

Young Student Physician TO charity pa
tient)-"I-I think o must lave IA
some kind of fever but-our class has only
gone as far as commissions. I'll come in
again next week"